306. Columbus: The Adventure Begins
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- Опубликовано: 18 фев 2023
- A controversial figure both now and in his time, Tom and Dominic discuss Columbus and his drive for discovery, power and status. They look at Columbus’ early life in Genoa, his journey to becoming an accomplished sailor, his obsession with crossing the Atlantic to reach what he thought was Asia, and how he convinced Isabella and Ferdinand of Castile to fund his voyage.
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Great commentary as usual!
Astonishing is one word for that accent.
He should be sent to the Hague for that effort
Dominic! Got you! 3:14 It wasn´t Castille it was actually Spain! Which was formed in 1492 with the marriage of Isabela and Fernando! And this United Kingdom (haha) sent Columbus to India and not Castille
Small correction -- 19:32 Washington Irving didn’t write the Night Before Christmas, aka A Visit from St. Nicholas. It is credited to a prominent New Yorker called Clement Clarke Moore, who was a friend of Irving. However, some historians suggest the evidence points to a different author (not Irving).
I think Columbus was a truly bad man based on contemporary accounts of his general obscene cruelty. He was also not exactly a bright man, considering his plan only worked out on accident.
I tend to agree with Neil DeGrasse Tyson's view that Columbus' voyage was the most important event in human history, the point at which man's two separate branches intersected for the first meaningful and lasting time. In that sense, I do think Columbus Day should still be celebrated or commemorated.
Truly bad based on contemporary accounts is a fun perspective. You could possibly be related
God I wish Neil DeGrasse Tyson stopped sniffing his own farts and calling it cologne. The most overrated "intellectual" of our times and that's even with Jordan Peterson still extant.